Psalms 38

1 [A Psalm by David, for a memorial.] LORD, do not rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

2 For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me.

For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand cometh down upon me.

3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; no peace in my bones, because of my sin.

4 For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.

For mine iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

5 My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.

My wounds stink, they are corrupt, because of my foolishness.

6 I am pained and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.

I am depressed; I am bowed down beyond measure; I go mourning all the day.

7 For my waist is filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh.

For my loins are full of burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh.

8 I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.

I am faint and broken beyond measure; I roar by reason of the agitation of my heart.

9 Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.

Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.

10 My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me.

My heart throbbeth, my strength hath left me; and the light of mine eyes, it also is no more with me.

11 My loved ones and my friends keep their distance because of my affliction. My kinsmen stand far away.

My lovers and mine associates stand aloof from my stroke; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

12 They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

And they that seek after my life lay snares [for me]; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all the day long.

13 But I, as a deaf man, do not hear. I am as a mute man who doesn't open his mouth.

But I, as a deaf [man], hear not; and am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

14 Yes, I am as a man who doesn't hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

15 For in you, LORD, do I hope. You will answer, LORD my God.

For in thee, Jehovah, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

16 For I said, "Do not let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips."

For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified [themselves] against me.

17 For I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me.

For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.

18 Yes, I confess my iniquity. I am anxious because of my sin.

For I will declare mine iniquity, I am grieved for my sin.

19 But my enemies, for no reason, are many. Those who hate me wrongfully are numerous.

But mine enemies are lively, they are strong; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied:

20 They who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.

And they that render evil for good are adversaries unto me; because I pursue what is good.

21 Do not forsake me, LORD. My God, do not be far from me.

Forsake me not, Jehovah; O my God, be not far from me.

22 Hurry to help me, LORD, my salvation.

Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.